[the_old_crowd] Who knew that Peter was the Secret Keeper? (Was: After all this time...)

[Constance Vigilance]

Judy <judy at ...> wrote:
  
In case anyone is confused, JKR has posted the answer to the question 
of "What happens to a secret if the Secret Keeper dies?"  
   
  <snip>
   
  CV: The main problem with a secret dying with the secret keeper as I see it, is that (assuming Dumbledore is dead) the location of 12 Grimmauld Place can be known by no others than those that already know of it. The Order of the Phoenix can not recruit new members who would be expected to visit the HQ because no one can tell the new person of the existance of 12GP. Eventually, those with knowledge of the secret will all fade away and then the secret dies with them permanently. Maybe that is what JKR is saying happened to certain secrets of history, such as the making of Greek Fire or the purpose of Stonehenge.

  Hmm. If a bit of general knowledge (such as the presence of James and Lily, which Dumbledore and Sirius seem to have known) become locked under Fidelius, what happens to those who already possess the knowledge? Do they forget?
  
Furthermore, if Peter was the keeper of the secret of Where are the Potters, then does that mean that no one can find the location of Lily and James' bodies unless Peter tells them? 
   
  CV
   

		
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